Emily Asher’s Garden Party at Boundary Bay

Emily Asher is a trombonist, singer, bandleader, songwriter and the music teacher at Carl Cozier Elementary and is on the music faculty at WWU. The New York Times notes her “buoyant charm” and Wall Street Journal claims “In traditional jazz, the trombone comes closest to the human voice, although up to now it’s rarely been cast as a distinctly female voice… Ms. Asher plays with both grit and grace”

For a very limited Pacific Northwest tour, Asher is joined by her uncommonly versatile New York City-based band of legendary guitarist James Chirillo, trumpet and cornetist Mike Davis, reed man Jacob Zimmerman, bassist Rob Adkins, and drummer Jay Lepley. Celebrating Asher’s fifth album, If I Were A Window, the band plays hot jazz, swing, salsa, and ballads ranging from striking and unusual to traditional and catchy, taking listeners on a fun international sound tour.

www.emilyasher.com

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